Category Archives: Top Stories
Second victim dies following recent crash near Morton
PEORIA, Ill. - A second person has died following an accident a week ago in Morton. That's according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, who says Harold Mitchell of Pekin, 84, died Saturday evenin...
Dec 07, 2022 (25 News)
Supreme Court debates Republican bid to transform U.S. elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court held tense arguments on Wednesday in a Republican appeal that could transform American elections by giving politicians more power over voting rules and cur...
Dec 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The sun sets on the U.S. Supreme Court building after a stormy day in Washington, U.S., November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Warnock wins re-election in Georgia runoff vote
Updated 12/7 9:40 a.m. ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democrat Raphael Warnock won re-election to the U.S. Senate in a hard-fought Georgia runoff on Tuesday, strengthening his party's razor-thin majority as he fo...
Dec 07, 2022 Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator for Georgia, speaks during his final midterm runoff election campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Pekin mayoral candidate could be removed from the ballot
PEKIN, Ill. -- Three candidates have filed to become the new mayor of Pekin, but recent developments could mean one of them is eliminated before the ballots even open. Public policy states every candi...
Dec 07, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Judge denies request to pause Rossi civil lawsuit proceedings
PEKIN, Ill. - A judge hearing civil lawsuits in Tazewell County against Aaron Rossi -- who was head of the now closed Reditus Labs -- says he's not stoping proceedings there. 25 News reports a judge d...
Dec 06, 2022 (25 News)
UPDATE: Pritzker signs changes to SAFE-T Act's cash bail provisions
UPDATED 11:42 A.M. 12/7/22 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a follow-up measure to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform, the third such amendment since ...
Dec 06, 2022 (File-State of Illinois)
State: Much more time to get your Real ID
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - More than three million Illinoisans have obtained a "Real I.D." -- and that's before the federally-imposed delay of two more years announced Monday. But, as far as the Illinois Sec...
Dec 06, 2022 (Illinois Secretary of State)
Trump's company convicted of scheme to defraud tax authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's real estate company was convicted on Tuesday of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former U....
Dec 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File Photo
Holiday displays - including the Satanic Temple's - return to Illinois Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah dis...
Dec 06, 2022 The Satanic Temple of Illinois' 2022 holiday display is pictured on the Illinois Capitol rotunda. It consists of a crocheted snake sitting on a book and a pile of apples crocheted by Temple members. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
McConnell says short-term U.S. government funding measure likely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday it is increasingly likely that Congress will need to pass a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government...
Dec 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
